April-May 2013 - Meade School District

Staff retirement and employeerecognition reception is May 15A reception will be held Wednesday, May 15, inhonor of the Meade School District employees whoare retiring, those who have worked 15, 20 or 30years, and those who have been selected as teachersand employees of the year. The buffet receptionand program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the west gymat Sturgis Brown High School.This event, sponsored by the Meade SchoolBoard, is open to the public. Guest tickets are $5each and must be purchased in advance at the districtoffice or at any administrative office. Deadline topurchase tickets is Monday, May 6. Tickets will notbe available at the door.Honorees include the following, all of whom willbe retiring at the end of the current school year:Diane Bilbrey, librarian, Sturgis Williams MiddleSchool; Kristi Friedel, teacher, Sturgis ElementarySchool; Margaret Heckaman, teacher, PiedmontValley Elementary School; Jean Kusser, teacher,Sturgis Brown High School; Betsy Luptak, teacher,Sturgis Williams Middle School; and ConnieMickelson, teacher, Elm Springs School.Employees honored for 15 years of service areJulie Carpenter, teacher, Piedmont ValleyElementary School; Juanita Delbridge, paraprofessional,rural schools; June Guy, administrative assistant,Buildings and Grounds; Vicki Huck, teacher,Sturgis Brown High School; Cheri Isaacson,teacher, Sturgis Elementary; Cary Johnston,teacher, rural schools; Don Lyon, assistant principal,SBHS; Chrissy Peterson, director, SpecialServices; Jenny Seals, teacher, Piedmont ValleyElementary; John Septka, custodian, SWMS; SueSmalley, administrative assistant, SWMS; andRoxona Thompson, custodian, Hereford School.Twenty-year honorees include DuaneCunningham, teacher, SBHS; Kim Hartwig, teacher,SWMS; Karen Johnson, behavioral specialist atPiedmont Valley and district TAT coordinator; RobertKaiser, district maintenance technician; and JeffWard, curriculum and technology director.Staff members with 30 years of service includeGuyla Ness, district reading/assessment coordinator.Other honorees include the Meade teachers ofthe year and employees of the year. Those honoreeshave not yet been selected.Judges needed for senior presentationsThe senior English teachersat Sturgis Brown High School arein need of people willing to judgestudents' oral presentations fortheir senior cumulative projects.The presentations will take placeApril 15-19.All senior English studentsmust complete a cumulative project,the purpose of which is todemonstrate their knowledge andmaturity gained during the courseof their education.The project is a four-partprocess, the last step of which isthe oral presentation. The othersteps include an annotated bibliography,a research paper, andproject or product that is anextension of the research.Each student will speak aboutthe research paper, productapplication, lessons learned andany challenges encounteredwhile doing the project.Upon completion of the 8-9minute speech, the judges willask questions about the differentphases of the project. To serve asa judge, call the high school at347-2686.Senior Experience FairPublic viewing of the SBHSsenior experience projectswill be held at5:30 p.m.Thursday, April 11,at theSturgis City Armory6 In Touch April-May 2013